ccbrt.c

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#include "prim.h"

/**
 * @brief  Cube root of complex number
 * @details
 * <pre>
 * cbrt z = exp(1/3 * log(z))
 * </pre>
 * More info is available at Wikipedia: <BR>
 * https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Cube_root
 */
complex ccbrt(complex z)
{
    complex onethird = cpack(1.0 / 3.0, 0.0);
    complex a = cmul(onethird, clog(z));
    complex w = cexp(a);
    return w;
}